Effects of seasonal changes and depth on growth parameters of the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) on a shipwreck in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Figures & Tables

Period	Reef type	Parameter	Summer	Autumn	Winter	Spring
2018 – 2019	AR	L (mm)	54.82 ± 2.41^a	56.68 ± 0.84^a	60.94 ± 1.07^b	61.36 ± 1.46^b
		W (mm)	27.83 ± 1.12^a	29.10 ± 0.43^ab	30.46 ± 0.49^b	30.83 ± 0.66^b
		FW (g)	1.94 ± 0.23^a	3.69 ± 0.20^b	4.11 ± 0.26^b	3.37 ± 0.22^b
		CCI (%)	24.11 ± 0.68^ab	23.51 ± 0.08^a	25.00 ± 0.19^b	24.60 ± 0.28^b
	NR	L (mm)	54.14 ± 3.23^a	63.85 ± 1.04^b	59.60 ± 1.64^ab	65.72 ± 2.71^b
		W (mm)	27.52 ± 1.52^a	32.08 ± 0.50^b	30.80 ± 1.15^ab	32.72 ± 1.10^b
		FW (g)	1.99 ± 0.32^a	4.65 ± 0.38^b	3.61 ± 0.34^b	3.50 ± 0.52^ab
		CCI (%)	24.30 ± 0.66^a	23.81 ± 0.12^a	27.90 ± 0.41^b	27.78 ± 0.38^b
2019 – 2020	AR	L (mm)	63.07 ± 1.20	66.21 ± 1.34	63.30 ± 1.55	64.98 ± 1.08
		W (mm)	31.47 ± 0.58	32.78 ± 0.61	31.78 ± 0.73	32.71 ± 0.51
		FW (g)	3.28 ± 0.18^a	3.00 ± 0.19^a	4.76 ± 0.51^b	2.82 ± 0.14^a
		CCI (%)	25.56 ± 0.64^b	24.87 ± 0.69^ab	23.09 ± 0.32^a	23.60 ± 0.38^a
	NR	L (mm)	66.49 ± 1.10	61.24 ± 2.73	63.06 ± 1.51	67.84 ± 1.45
		W (mm)	32.98 ± 0.73	31.98 ± 1.21	31.75 ± 0.72	33.41 ± 0.78
		FW (g)	4.09 ± 0.18^ab	2.84 ± 0.35^a	4.46 ± 0.40^b	4.28 ± 0.32^b
		CCI (%)	28.50 ± 1.12	28.07 ± 1.51	28.95 ± 0.42	28.50 ± 0.72

Period	Reef type	L (mm)	W (mm)	FW (g)	CCI (%)
Summer ’18	AR	54.75 ± 3.11	27.63 ± 1.49	1.96 ± 0.25	24.36 ± 0.84
	NR	53.85 ± 3.22	27.23 ± 1.57	1.95 ± 0.45	22.54 ± 0.57
	p value	0.8983	0.8983	0.7983	0.1599
Spring ’20	AR	65.42 ± 1.50	32.78 ± 0.65	2.70 ± 0.17	23.28 ± 0.41
	NR	66.71 ± 1.93	33.18 ± 0.98	3.81 ± 0.37	27.15 ± 0.87
	p value	0.7165	0.6979	0.0127	0.0004
p value (initial & final AR)		0.0099	0.0064	0.0547	0.4755
p value (initial & final NR)		0.0055	0.0089	0.0140	0.0043

Period	Reef type	L (mm)	W (mm)	FW (g)	CCI (%)
Summer ’18	AR	54.91 ± 4.09	28.06 ± 1.84	1.91 ± 0.43	22.44 ± 0.64
	NR	54.49 ± 6.29	27.85 ± 2.93	2.05 ± 0.48	27.32 ± 2.21
	p value	0.9362	0.8102	0.8102	0.0656
Spring ’20	AR	64.40 ± 1.58	32.63 ± 0.85	2.99 ± 0.23	24.03 ± 0.71
	NR	69.47 ± 2.21	33.74 ± 1.34	4.96 ± 0.51	30.45 ± 0.95
	p value	0.1196	0.6276	0.0026	0.0003
p value (initial & final AR)		0.0183	0.0314	0.0518	0.3642
p value (initial & final NR)		0.0216	0.0116	0.0056	0.2159

Period	Reef type	Length (mm)	Width (mm)	Flesh weight (g)
Summer ’18	AR	54.82 ± 2.41	27.83 ± 1.12	1.94 ± 0.23
	NR	54.14 ± 3.23	27.52 ± 1.52	1.99 ± 0.32
	p value	0.8777	0.8777	1.0000
Autumn ’18	AR	56.68 ± 0.84	29.10 ± 0.43	3.69 ± 0.20
	NR	63.85 ± 1.04	32.08 ± 0.50	4.65 ± 0.38
	p value	0.0001	0.0002	0.0103
Winter ’19	AR	60.94 ± 1.07	30.46 ± 0.49	4.11 ± 0.26
	NR	59.60 ± 1.64	30.80 ± 1.15	3.61 ± 0.34
	p value	0.7125	0.9309	0.5391
Spring ’19	AR	61.36 ± 1.46	30.83 ± 0.66	3.37 ± 0.22
	NR	65.72 ± 2.71	32.72 ± 1.10	3.50 ± 0.52
	p value	0.2853	0.2287	0.7455
Summer ’19	AR	63.07 ± 1.20	31.47 ± 0.58	3.28 ± 0.18
	NR	66.49 ± 1.10	32.98 ± 0.73	4.09 ± 0.18
	p value	0.0536	0.1135	0.0106
Autumn ’19	AR	66.21 ± 1.34	32.78 ± 0.61	3.00 ± 0.19
	NR	61.24 ± 2.73	31.98 ± 1.21	2.84 ± 0.35
	p value	0.1106	0.7052	0.6101
Winter ’20	AR	63.30 ± 1.55	31.78 ± 0.73	4.76 ± 0.51
	NR	63.06 ± 1.51	31.75 ± 0.72	4.46 ± 0.40
	p value	0.7260	0.9853	0.5927
Spring ’20	AR	64.98 ± 1.08	32.71 ± 0.51	2.82 ± 0.14
	NR	67.84 ± 1.45	32.41 ± 0.78	4.28 ± 0.32
	p value	0.2283	0.4912	0.0001
Two-year	AR	61.04 ± 0.47	30.79 ± 0.22	3.58 ± 0.10
	NR	64.35 ± 0.67	32.33 ± 0.33	4.10 ± 0.16
	p value	0.0010	0.0007	0.0003